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Clinical Articles / BY: Margot Davis, MD, September 2010
... in Haverford, Pennsylvania, in 1933 and went on to Harvard Medical School, graduating in 1937.  Following medical ... factor,” and a number of the findings reported in this article have formed the basis of our understanding of ... rarely, if ever, been equaled. Since Dawber’s landmark article in 1961, our understanding of cardiovascular risk has ...
Letters / BY: Eugene Leduc, MD March 2010
I would like to respond to the ICBC article “Medical authorizations and reports” [ BCMJ 2009;51:433 ]. I ... I urge her to publicly clarify this in a subsequent article. —Eugene Leduc, MD  Victoria Letters Re: Medical ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD December 2009
... escalating incidence of H1N1 in early October (when this article was written), exposure control in doctors’ offices ... to young adults (age 20 to 40) who have no known premorbid medical conditions. Patients with flu-like symptoms such as ... WorkSafeBC Director of  Clinical Services and  Chief Medical Officer —Geoffrey Clark, MSc, CIH, ROH WorkSafeBC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Bayliss, MD, FRCPC, September 2009
... but also as a middleweight boxer. Swan completed his medical training at St. Thomas’s Hospital Medical School at the University of London. After graduation ... of these technologies extends far beyond the scope of this article, we would like to touch on some highlights. Although ...
Letters / BY: Roy C. Schofer, MD, December 2009
... October cover. Totally inappropriate and unfeeling for a medical journal. —Roy C. Schofer, MD Vancouver I have never ... so, why not? If I was the author of the other­wise fine article, “Criteria for sedation of psychiatric patients for ... transport in British Columbia,” I would have pulled the article rather than have it published in a journal which, if ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Tarek Khalil, MPH, MD, MCFP, July/August 2009
... ] These sentiments highlight the importance of making the medical interview as pleasant and meaningful as possible. Medical interviewing is an art and a science; it can be ... and hone communication skills. Dr Khalil and Dr Bhopal’s article suggests that even with such opportunities IMGs often ...
News September 2009
... are sharing the J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical Journalism (2008) for their coauthored paper ... a cash award of $1000, is given annually to the best article on any medicine-related topic submitted to the BC Medical Journal by a medical student in British Columbia.  ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, November 2009
... and some aspects of injury claims management from a medical perspective. Generally, medical information is obtained from the treating ... Medical Community Liaison The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily ...
Letters / BY: Mike Marshall, MD, April 2009
A recent article suggested that there is a good way to help medical students alleviate their crushing debt and at the ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, June 2009
... of the patient with whiplash-associated disorders. This article provides a brief overview of the role of imaging ... It was developed by Stiell and colleagues.[ 2 ] Their article is helpful and is available in full on the College ... them to me at Laura.Jensen@ICBC.com . —L.A. Jensen, MD Medical Community Liaison ICBC Investigations and whiplash ...